Shoe



Aug. 8, 1933. c WATANABE 1,921,177

SHOE

Filed Sept. 9, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l lplveplrom:

CHIKAZO WATANABE. BYATTY'.

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Patented Aug. 8, 1933 SHOE Chikazo Watanabe, Los Angeles, Calif.Application September 9, 1931. Serial No. 561,884

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and novel improvements in shoes.

The objects of this invention are to provide a shoe that may be attachedto the foot with ease, that will retain its shape after considerableuse, and to provide a shoe that will be of ornamental appearance.

I attain these objects by providing an elastic portion to the shoe andby providing a flexible portion that covers the elastic portion of theshoe.

Another object is to provide a shoe that protects thestocking fromexcessive wear, and this is attained by providing the flexible portionboth above and below the elastic portion of the shoe, the elastic fabricbeing disposed between smooth leather covers.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inner tongue member. Fig. 4 is plan View ofthe outer tongue members. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View showing the shoebody in section, and the tongue members in their relation to the elasticsection. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary and top plan view, with the outertongue removed, showing the elastic section connected to the body of theshoe. Fig. 7 is a plan and detail view of the loop portion, showing thelacing thereon.

Referring in detail to the drawings, a shoe 11 has a central elasticfabric portion 12, leather portions 13, provided with shoe lacing 14.which is for ornamental purposes only, and a leather portion 15,extending beneath the elastic portion 12. Leather strip 15, being of asofter and more flexible leather, is provided with an outer reinforcingstrip 16. Leather portions 13, have their upper edges by stitching 17secured to strip 16, and their opposite outer corners secured to thebody 11, by stitching 18, which is the only connection between strips 13and body 11. The leather portions 13, 15 and 16, are not secured in anyway to the elastic fabric portion 12, but form a pocket for portion 12to pass through. Elastic portion 12 is secured to body 11 on three edgesby stitching 9.

In use, the shoe may be slipped off and on the foot with ease, eitherusing the hand or the other foot to remove the shoe. The outer portions13 are ornamental in appearance, and appear as and simulate a lacedshoe. Portion 15, being connected at its lower end with the body of theshoe by stitching 10, and being connected to strip 16, will alwaysretain its original shape and not crumple or wrinkle to cause annoyanceto the user, and presents a smooth surface to'the stocking, thereby notinjuring the same and preventing excessive wear. Leather portions 13 aresecured to body 11 by stitching 18, and to tip 16 by stitching 17, andleather portion 15 is secured to body 11, by stitching 10, and toleather portion 16, by stitching 17. a

What is claimed is:

1. In a shoe, an elastic portion centrallydisposed in the upper part ofthe shoe, leather portions extending over the elastic portion, and beingunattached thereto, an inner member of softer leather extending-underthe elastic portion and being unattached thereto, and a leather portion16 to which the upper ends of the outer and inner leather members aresecured.

2. In a shoe having a leather upper portion, an elastic fabric disposedin the upper'of the shoe, outer and inner leather tongue portionsextending over the elastic fabric and being unattached thereto,ornamental lacing disposed on the outer leather tongue portion, theinner leather tongue portion extending under the elastic fabric andbeing unattached thereto, said tongue portions being connected at oneend to the body portion of the shoe, and the upper ends of said tongueportions being connected together.

CI-IIKAZO WATANABE.

